so apparently an 'actual burger' has bread on the top and bottom

[lougle]

According to DD2's enraged, ranty meltdown this evening.

She was very pleased when we said she was having 'burger' for dinner, then her joy turned to shock, horror and outrage when she realised there was no burger bun.

After some minutes of ranty outraged lecturing on the definition of burger, she calmed.

Then DH offered grated cheese (we were having it with potato salad, etc.), at which point DD2 turned to me and said:

"mum, I'm using my calm voice, but so you know, actual burgers, the ones with bread underneath and on top, have flat, square, thin bits of cheese. Orange or yellow."

Did she demand a gherkin as well?

Reminds me of the day when DS opened his Christmas stocking, went to Christmas day mass at church, opened lots of Christmas presents, ate Christmas lunch and watched a Christmas dvd before putting on his Christmas pjs and going to bed. The day that was not Christmas because it hadn't snowed, and any fule kno that actual Christmas day has snow.

Ha ha, I love her and I don't even know her.

We actually live at number one pedant street if you want to send her round any time

No, gherkin was not on the radar.

Number one Pedant Street... duly noted.

bless her. How is she doing with her de-schooling? Hope she is ok.

My dd2 asked me today what the word 'local' meant, which I duly explained. She then processed it and came out with this example:

I think I am local to gravity

I took a very long shot at nudging her away from this idea, saying everyone on earth is local to gravity, realising immediately that any attempt to sway her was futile.

She tried to listen then said, 'It makes sense to me'.

Oh dear -we do try.

Deschooling is going well. She went to her cousin's birthday party yesterday so around 12 old school mates were there.

One of them said to me "is dd2 home schooled now? What do you do? She told me she is home schooled because she didn't get along so well at school..."

It sounds like DD2 coped with the questions.

I am glad de-schooling is going well lougle it must be a weight off your mind.

It sounds like she is comfortable with it too

Sounds like she answered them beautifully, well done to her

Yes. She's hilarious at the moment. Mum was asking her how it was going and said 'obviously not this week, because it's half-term'. DD2 rolled her eyes and said 'not for me! Home learners don't have half-term, Nan.'

But she's right!

On which point, Auntimatter? I'll give her the no half term thing, but a burger is a burger with or without the bun!

We're not talking about dining preferences, Poltergoose. We're talking about the definition of a burger, which given the word is a homonym, can be applied equally to the meat itself or the meat served in a bun.

Oh dear lougle maybe you need to move to number 2 pedant street

FWIW, a burger comes with a bun in this house too

I will not allow you to convince me that we have neglected dd2. It wasn't a fast food meal with chips. It was burger with potato salad, etc. If it was a necessity to serve burger with a bun, they would sell them as a package.

What is the world coming to?

Ha ha ha ha, I love this place

Dont worry lougle we know you dont neglect Dd2

seriously, you lot are meant to have my back and you're siding with the unreasonable ranting of my 6 year old!

I will not be showing her this thread!

I am sayin nuffin!

I'm with Polter and DD2 I'm afraid. If I went to a burger bar/restaurant and ordered a burger and child I'd have a tantrum if it didn't come in a bun, but this woukd happen because it WOULD.

In such restaurants I'd look silly asking for a 'burger in a bun'!

Erm, that should read burger and chips. I don't tend to eat children these days.

If you went into a burger bar you'd ask for a burger by name and the name tells you what you will get. E.g. 'xtra double cheeseburger' means 'a burger in a bun with cheese'.

I can assure you that the packet containing the raw meat stated 'burgers'.